Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus nitida Hook.f.

First published in Fl. Tasman. 1: 137 (1856)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & S. Tasmania. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tasmania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nicolle, D. (2022). Native Eucalypts of Victoria and Tasmania South-Eastern Australia: 1-333. Dean Nicolle.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Bean, A.R. (2009). Eucalyptus ambigua DC. (Myrtaceae), the correct name for the Smithson Peppermint of Tasmania. Muelleria 27: 227-229. [Cited as Eucalyptus ambigua.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Nicolle, D. (2022). Native Eucalypts of Victoria and Tasmania South-Eastern Australia: 1-333. Dean Nicolle.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 22, 1973 Gunn, R.C. [808] Australia K000279987 Syntype Yes
May 22, 1973 leg. ign. [s.n.] Australia K000279986 Syntype Yes
May 22, 1973 Cunningham, A. [70] Australia K000279982 Syntype Yes
May 22, 1973 Gunn, R.C. [808] Australia K000279985 Type Yes
May 22, 1973 Gunn, R.C. [808] Australia K000279984 Syntype Yes
May 22, 1973 Gunn, R.C. [808] Australia K000279983 Syntype Yes
May 22, 1973 Gunn, R.C. [808] Australia K000279988 Syntype Yes
May 22, 1973 Gunn, R.C. [808] Australia K000279990 Type Yes
May 22, 1973 Gunn, R.C. [808] Australia K000279989 Type Yes
Gunn, R.C. [1289] Australia K000279991 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0